HMS Hawke (1820)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hawke.

Hawke
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hawke
Ordered	6 January 1812
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	April 1815
Launched	16 March 1820
Fate	Broken up, 1865
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Prince-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1754 bm
Length	176 ft 1 in (53.67 m) (gundeck) 144 ft 10+1⁄2 in (44.158 m) (keel)
Beam	47 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.542 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades

HMS Hawke was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Black Prince class of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 March 1820 at Woolwich Dockyard.

She was converted to a screw-propelled 'blockship', fitted with screw propulsion and re-armed with just 60 guns in 1855, and was broken up in 1865.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. 2nd edition, Seaforth Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.